Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Markets

Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF

The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.

T. Rowe Price head of digital assets Blue Macellari at Consensus Miami. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Live updates: 'This can't last forever': Mulling bitcoin's lame price action as risk markets rally

The U.S. lost 23,000 in July, the first such loss since February. Expectations had been for a gain of 80,000 jobs.

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Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin flatlines near $64,000 ahead of Friday's jobs report

Trump’s comments on jobs, inflation and a possible Strait of Hormuz deal have helped risk sentiment, but bitcoin’s next move depends on whether lower oil actually pulls Treasury yields and the dollar down.

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Markets

SpaceX extends decline to 11% on lockup expiration and capex spending fears

The company reported no BTC sales in the second quarter, but shares fell before the open as investors focused on capital spending, free cash flow pressure and a looming insider lockup expiry.

Rocket launching next to SpaceX building (SpaceX/Unsplash)

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Live updates: An AI credit bubble could set up bitcoin’s path to $1 million, says Arthur Hayes

Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes says overleveraged AI data-center spending will eventually crack, forcing government bailouts and money printing that become the next major bitcoin catalyst.

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Markets

Polymarket targets $20 billion valuation as competition heats up in prediction market sector

The blockchain-based prediction markets platform is reportedly returning to investors months after a $15 billion funding round.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Finance

BNY to add crypto staking to digital asset custody platform

The custody bank has selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure as it broadens services for institutional crypto investors.

BNY office (BNY/Press)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin stuck in tight range as risk assets soar on Iran deal hopes

Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a disorderly slide without reversing the broader trend.

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Circle slides after Morgan Stanley downgrade, cut in price target

The bank said tokenized money market funds, Open USD and slower USDC growth could weigh on the stablecoin issuer's earnings.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin flirts with $64,000 as stocks start strong in August

ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.

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